On Sun, 6 Jul 1997, Ned Schumann wrote:
> 1997-07-01 07:58:52 0wj4OK-00002H-00 ** |IFS=' ' && exec
> /usr/local/bin/procmail -f- || exit 75 #ned <win-support@???\
> s.net> D=userforward T=address_pipe: "IFS='" command not found for
> address_pipe transport
> Any clues would be welcome.
The problem is that Exim, by default, does not run pipe commands under a
shell. It splits the line up info components by itself, and runs the
command directly. This provides improved security. There are two things
you can do:
(1) Tell users that if they want to run a pipe under a shell, they must
explicitly set one up in their pipe commands. In other words, instead of
|IFS=' ' && ...
you have to say
|/bin/sh -c "IFS=' ' &&
Alternatively, set up the command so that it isn't in the form of a
shell command.
(2) Wait for the next release of Exim, where there is a "use_shell"
option on the pipe transport to cause it to pass the command to /bin/sh.
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